European Medicines Agency approved SK bioscience as supplier of Novavax Nuvaxovid COVID-19 vaccine
On Jul. 7, 2022, Novavax announced that the European Commission had approved a variation to allow SK bioscience…
Labcorp first national laboratory to offer Monkeypox test
On Jul. 6, 2022, LabCorp announced that it had begun testing for monkeypox using the U.S. Centers for…
NIH study revealed how immune response triggered by COVID-19 may damage the brain
On Jul. 5, 2022, the National Institutes of Health released a study that described the immune response triggered…
Novavax Nuvaxovid COVID-19 vaccine conditionally authorized in EU for adolescents aged 12 through 17
On Jul. 5, 2022, Novavax announced that the European Commission (EC) had approved the expanded conditional marketing authorization…
COVID-19 vaccination activates antibodies targeting parts of virus spike protein shared between coronaviruses
On Jul. 5, 2022, Tgen and Northern Arizona University announced that a research team found that the vaccine…
COVID-19 was third leading cause of death in the United States in both 2020 and 2021
On Jul. 5, 2022, the National Institutes of Health and National Cancer Institute announced COVID-19 was the third…
The Democratic Republic of the Congo declareed 14th Ebola outbreak over
On Jul. 4, 2022, the Democratic Republic of the Congo declared the end of the Ebola outbreak that…
Pfizer and BioNTech announced agreement with U.S. Government to provide additional doses of COVID-19 Vaccine
On Jun. 30, 2022, Pfizer and BioNTech announced a vaccine supply agreement with the U.S. government to support…
BD launched combination test for COVID-19, Influenza A/B and Respiratory Syncytial Virus
On Jun. 30, 2022, BD (Becton, Dickinson) announced that the BD MAX Respiratory Viral Panel (RVP), a new…
Pfizer announced submission of New Drug Application to the U.S. FDA for PAXLOVID
On Jun. 30 2022, Pfizer announced the submission of a New Drug Application (NDA) to the U.S. Food…
Trial of potential universal flu vaccine opened at NIH Clinical Center
On Jun. 28, 2022, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced that a Phase 1 clinical trial of…
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Pfizer and BioNTech announced Omicron-adapted COVID-19 vaccine candidates demonstrated high immune response
On Jun. 24 2022, Pfizer and BioNTech announced positive data evaluating the safety, tolerability, and immunogenicity of two…
Emergent BioSolutions announced FDA acceptance of Biologics License Application for AV7909 Anthrax vaccine candidate
On Jun. 24, 2022, Emergent BioSolutions announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration accepted for review the…
Innovation Pharmaceuticals reported Brilacidin inhibited Omicron, Delta, Gamma and Alpha SARS-CoV-2 variants
On Jun. 23, 2022, Innovation Pharmaceuticals reported that Brilacidin, the Company’s defensin-mimetic drug candidate exhibiting broad-spectrum antiviral activity,…
Novavax COVID-19 vaccine Nuvaxovid received EUA in Taiwan for use in individuals aged 18 and over
On Jun. 23 2022, Novavax announced that the Taiwan Food and Drug Administration had granted emergency use authorization…
BioNTech started construction of first mRNA vaccine manufacturing facility in Africa
On Jun. 23, 2022, BioNTech announced it had reached a milestone in the establishment of scalable mRNA vaccine…
Novavax filed supplement to a New Drug submission in Canada for Nuvaxovid COVID-19 vaccine for adolescents
On Jun. 23 2022, Novavax announced the filing of a Supplement to a New Drug Submission with Health…
Novavax COVID-19 vaccine Nuvaxovid recommended for expanded conditional marketing authorization in EU for adolescents aged 12 through 17
On Jun. 23 2022, Novavax announced that the Nuvaxovid (NVX-CoV2373) COVID-19 vaccine had been recommended for expanded conditional…
U.S. FDA approved Merck’s VAXNEUVANCE for prevention of invasive pneumococcal disease in infants and children
On Jun. 22, 2022, Merck announced that that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had approved an…
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Anixa Biosciences Announced Publication of Peer-Reviewed Journal Article Highlighting Ovarian Cancer Vaccine Technology
On Jun. 21, 2022, Anixa Biosciences announced the publication of a peer-reviewed journal article in Clinical and Experimental…
Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine received FDA Emergency Use Authorization for children 6 months through 4 years of age
On Jun. 17, 2022, Pfizer and BioNTech announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had granted emergency…
Benaroya Research Institute received $11.4 million to explore link between viruses and immune system diseases
On Jun. 17, 2022, Benaroya Research Institute at Virginia Mason (BRI) announced a 5-year, $11.4 million grant from…
Moderna received FDA authorization for EUA of Its COVID-19 vaccine for children 6 months of age and older
On Jun. 17, 2022, Moderna announced that it had received emergency use authorization from the U.S. Food and…
Origins of the Black Death identified
On Jun, 15, 2022, a multidisciplinary team of scientists, announced they had obtained and studied ancient Y. pestis…
Roche received FDA EUA for cobas SARS-CoV-2 Duo, the first PCR test to simultaneously detect COVID-19 and measure viral load levels of COVID-19
On Jun. 15, 2022, Roche announced that the US Food and Drug Administration had issued Emergency Use Authorization…
Pfizer and BioNTech provided update on rolling submission to EMA for potential variant-adapted vaccine
On Jun. 15, 2022, Pfizer and BioNTech announced the European Medicines Agency (EMA) had initiated a rolling review…
Oragenics announced publication of positive data for NT-CoV2-1 intranasal COVID-19 vaccine candidate in Scientific Reports
On Jun. 14 2022, Oragenics announced the publication of an article co-authored by Oragenics and collaborators at Inspirevax…
Pfizer reported additional data on PAXLOVID supporting New Drug Application submission to U.S. FDA
On Jun. 14 2022, Pfizer reported data from the Phase 2/3 EPIC-SR (Evaluation of Protease Inhibition for COVID-19…
Novavax COVID-19 vaccine Nuvaxovid provisionally registered in Australia as booster in individuals aged 18 and over
On Jun. 13 2022, Novavax announced that the Australian Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) had granted provisional registration of…